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did you hear harry reid? the senate majority leader says i don't think we'll get a deal by christmas. would you think that's a real negative for the market. only lost 25 or 30 points in the dow on that. that surprised me. >> it held up pretty good. >> thanks, everybody. >> final word, david. >> as the debate goes on, when those statements come later in the year and closer to christmas or to new years, it will have a much larger impact on the market. >> i'm sure it will. i agree with you. >>> the other story, tensions mounting in michigan as union workers are protesting a bitterly distributed right-to-work bill. nbc's rob mott now with the details. >> reporter: good day to you from the michigan state capital where we saw a lot of protesters out here protesting two measures that the house passed today that would bar unions from forcing people to join those unions as a condition of employment. sometime tomorrow governor rick schneider is expected to sign them into law make michigan the 24th right-to-work state i
did you hear harry reid? the senate majority leader says i don't think we'll get a deal by christmas. would you think that's a real negative for the market. only lost 25 or 30 points in the dow on that. that surprised me. >> it held up pretty good. >> thanks, everybody. >> final word, david. >> as the debate goes on, when those statements come later in the year and closer to christmas or to new years, it will have a much larger impact on the market. >> i'm sure it...
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harry reid saying we did our job months ago. do you think we til would posturing stage at the end of that white house meeting tomorrow? >> in your introduction you made the fundamental point here which is that this agreement before the end of the year, simply cannot go forward unless john by nor is willing to let it do so with majority democrats in the house. if we go over the curve as you put it, they can vote for a large tax decrease becaused off of the new rates that would be reset. they can say we votes to cut taxes for 98% of households. but it is the only scenario that i cap see out there in the near term. >> the building that read has passed. let's lis ep to what mitch mcconnell said about that? >> the senate bill passed with ome democratic votes and despite this repeated calls for the house to pass it. he knows that he himself is the reason it can't happen. the paperwork never left the senate. i said at that time we knew it didn't pass constitutional muster. it has one procedural rule for congress that all tax bills must
harry reid saying we did our job months ago. do you think we til would posturing stage at the end of that white house meeting tomorrow? >> in your introduction you made the fundamental point here which is that this agreement before the end of the year, simply cannot go forward unless john by nor is willing to let it do so with majority democrats in the house. if we go over the curve as you put it, they can vote for a large tax decrease becaused off of the new rates that would be reset....
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joy reid, goldie taylor, and karen finney, thank you so much. do not miss "meet the press" when the head of the nra wayne lapierre will be david gregory's guest. >>> next, would osama bin laden be alive today if america had not tortured detainees? an explosive controversy when we come back. sfx- "sounds of african drum and flute" look who's back. again? it's embarrassing it's embarrassing! we can see you carl. we can totally see you. come on you're better than this...all that prowling around. yeah, you're the king of the jungle. have you thought about going vegan carl? hahaha!! you know folks who save hundreds of dollars by switching to geico sure are happy. how happy are they jimmy? happier than antelope with night-vision goggles. nice! get happy. get geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone deserves the gift of all day pain relief. this season, discover aleve. all day pain relief with just two pills. >>> clearly the information is that this waterboarding and torture was the major factor
joy reid, goldie taylor, and karen finney, thank you so much. do not miss "meet the press" when the head of the nra wayne lapierre will be david gregory's guest. >>> next, would osama bin laden be alive today if america had not tortured detainees? an explosive controversy when we come back. sfx- "sounds of african drum and flute" look who's back. again? it's embarrassing it's embarrassing! we can see you carl. we can totally see you. come on you're better than...
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if the democrats say it is off the table and if harry reid is trading bars with mitch mcconnel, what is up here. senator durban said, it shouldn't be ps deal. i don't think there is a bar gain to be had. it is a win win for alabama. he is going to get the tax hikes or the rb ares will say no deal and he gets the tax hikes which is what he will prefer anyway. that is a big pot of money he can use for whatever he wants. they are still not going to be a deal. baker, democrats saying there is no problem with social security, even though the piece in the "wall street journal" today said they are $20 trillion in the hole. they said they are $40 trillion in the hole. how can democrats argue that with a straight face. i know that stuff inside and out. most of those shortfalls are in the 22nd century. we don't have a big problem with those programs. in fact most of the story is health care. the budget office may adjust their projections and the story disappears. i know people like to run aaround with that but it doesn't make sense. >> what me worry scenario. medicare no problem. medicaid no p
if the democrats say it is off the table and if harry reid is trading bars with mitch mcconnel, what is up here. senator durban said, it shouldn't be ps deal. i don't think there is a bar gain to be had. it is a win win for alabama. he is going to get the tax hikes or the rb ares will say no deal and he gets the tax hikes which is what he will prefer anyway. that is a big pot of money he can use for whatever he wants. they are still not going to be a deal. baker, democrats saying there is no...
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stocks losing streams after house speaker john boehner and senate majority leader harry reid stoked the notion that a deal is not close. down as many as 94 points on the dow at the low of the session and now down at 82 at 13,163. the nasdaq down 26 points right now, a decline of almost a percent at 2987 and the s&p 5 hundred index, trying, doesn't look like it will, seven straight up days, not today though, down ten points at 1418. >> investors dealing with jewel issues. not only is the fiscal cliff situation looking dicier by the day as we head headlines out of announcement by the federal reserve's announcement tying rate hikes to the unemployment rate. >> our next guests are here with their best ideas going into the new year. today's "closing bell" exchange, gary webbush here with us and steve sax from pro shares advisors and steven gil garcetg and our own jeff cox. no encouraging words out of washington, here we go again, from either the fed or congress. >> right, and frankly that's very expected. there's going to be a -- some grandstanding about your political philosophies right up
stocks losing streams after house speaker john boehner and senate majority leader harry reid stoked the notion that a deal is not close. down as many as 94 points on the dow at the low of the session and now down at 82 at 13,163. the nasdaq down 26 points right now, a decline of almost a percent at 2987 and the s&p 5 hundred index, trying, doesn't look like it will, seven straight up days, not today though, down ten points at 1418. >> investors dealing with jewel issues. not only is...
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not to me, as harry reid and mr. biden say. there are three things that people campaign that obama made more confusing. all the people behind him and no press questions, covered as if it were a press conference. one is all the bush tax cut laps that predate bush that they let lapse every two or four years. if that happens on january 5, it did raise taxes $500 billion a year. i guess this is the $5 trillion tax cut that obama used to attack romney for supporting. obama just sit there and does not agree to anything. or we can do all we did two years ago. again i get too worked up because the play this game of chess with the exact same people around the table with the chess board exactly the same as two years earlier. oh no. we're all going to die. we have been through this. if you do not really want to spend the rest of your administration with an economy as lousy as the one you brought us to now with no sign of making it better. this does not make the economy better. does the tax increase go up? what about the sequester? how is
not to me, as harry reid and mr. biden say. there are three things that people campaign that obama made more confusing. all the people behind him and no press questions, covered as if it were a press conference. one is all the bush tax cut laps that predate bush that they let lapse every two or four years. if that happens on january 5, it did raise taxes $500 billion a year. i guess this is the $5 trillion tax cut that obama used to attack romney for supporting. obama just sit there and does...
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or will harry reid in the senate? people are saying we need to work together and find common ground but the question is, where is that? >>shepard: this line you used "raise taxes on small businesses" was a campaign nod and during the campaign, as the democrats said, we need to raise taxes on people who make more than $250,000 but they point out that historically taxes on that income bracket are historically very low and the democrats have pointed out that taxes have been reduced under the past four years not raised identify the past four years and the president said this idea that raiding taxes on people in that income bracket is not tantamount to raising taxes on small business owner because 99.7 percent of small business owners are not affected. we will listen to john boehner. >> i offer my congratulations to president obama and the first lady and vice president biden and dr. biden. like many americans i was hoping this presidential election would turnout a little differently. mitt romney and paul ryan are good men.
or will harry reid in the senate? people are saying we need to work together and find common ground but the question is, where is that? >>shepard: this line you used "raise taxes on small businesses" was a campaign nod and during the campaign, as the democrats said, we need to raise taxes on people who make more than $250,000 but they point out that historically taxes on that income bracket are historically very low and the democrats have pointed out that taxes have been reduced...
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in san francisco, alecia reid kron 4 news.the >> highest tide of the year. called the "king tide". caused flooding. and traffic headaches. in the bay area today. in mill valley - the northbound 101 and highway 1 ramp was closed because the water was too high. even so, some drivers went through it. a popular bike path was also under water. forcing some cyclists to turn around. water even got into some business. the "park and ride" lot looked like a lake. warning signs went up.telling people which parking spots to avoid. people we talked to say they were impressed by the tide. king tides are caused by the perfect alignment of the sun and moon - which causes the ocean water to pull in opposite directions. it's expected to last until saturday. still ahead at eight. president obama's pick to be the next >>jacqueline: things are expected to be very cold tonight already in the 30's in the santa rosa' we're also going to keep a close look on the cloud coverage. it is not torn to be nearly as cold. this is approaching-it is not going to be nearly as cold. however, because of those clouds, t
in san francisco, alecia reid kron 4 news.the >> highest tide of the year. called the "king tide". caused flooding. and traffic headaches. in the bay area today. in mill valley - the northbound 101 and highway 1 ramp was closed because the water was too high. even so, some drivers went through it. a popular bike path was also under water. forcing some cyclists to turn around. water even got into some business. the "park and ride" lot looked like a lake. warning signs...
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harry reid kicked the can right back and said what the house ought to do is pass the bill the senate passed. >> if republicans want to assure american families taxes don't go up on january 1st, they should simply pass the senate bill. >> now, i think in reality, guys, that solution is about as likely as plan b. you've got to have democrats and republicans talking and i think the question now is going to be in talks over the weekend and next week, do we get either a medium to large deal resurrecting the deal that obama and boehner almost struck earlier this week or do you get a small deal that simply delays everything for a month while they continue hassling? not a pretty picture at this point. >> joining us, rob mcguyver of the gemson quality growth fun, troy, rick santelli is with us in chicago, as well. troy, what do you think? how do you invest? do you even bother to try and invest right now into 2013 with all that's going on in washington? >> if there's anything you're in right now that is sfend dependent on a fiscal cliff solution, you should probably look elsewhere where that f
harry reid kicked the can right back and said what the house ought to do is pass the bill the senate passed. >> if republicans want to assure american families taxes don't go up on january 1st, they should simply pass the senate bill. >> now, i think in reality, guys, that solution is about as likely as plan b. you've got to have democrats and republicans talking and i think the question now is going to be in talks over the weekend and next week, do we get either a medium to large...
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he has to work with senator harry reid. he also has to work with conservatives like myself and the republican committee. it is a tough job. he has handled it well. so much of what may or may not happen in the lame-duck session depends on what happens on election day. i think it is going to be a good day for republicans. >> are there discussions happening now between yourself and leadership and the house studies committee? are you talking about how to deal with these issues? >> we are talking about what may or may not happen in a lame duck session. what we're mostly focused on doing particularly here in ohio is helping it romney win this race in our states and he can the president. that is the focus. it is how we decide big things. right now we are three weeks away from a big election. that is our focus. there are conversations going on among some members of the house representatives of all and there may not take place. >> quickly on the ohio. you are in higher. center rob portman is an ohio. that is the swing state that he
he has to work with senator harry reid. he also has to work with conservatives like myself and the republican committee. it is a tough job. he has handled it well. so much of what may or may not happen in the lame-duck session depends on what happens on election day. i think it is going to be a good day for republicans. >> are there discussions happening now between yourself and leadership and the house studies committee? are you talking about how to deal with these issues? >> we...
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>> well, based on the comments from house speaker john boehner and from majority leader harry reid, i would place my bets on the student loan issue, in part because it is much simpler than highway legislation and they can extend the highway program without too much difficulty. president obama and the presumptive republican nominee, mitt romney, have both said they want to keep the student loan interest rate low. it's very important to both of them. so politically, it would seem that the student loan issue would probably win out if you had to pick. i think that some -- you know, harry reid, particularly, is trying to say that he doesn't want to have to pick. he would actually have to pay for both of them. but it's not clear to me that the republicans are going to follow through. >> national journal correspondent, fawn johnson, thank you. >>> kenya, indonesia, hawaii, kansas, chicago, and washington. this weekend on book tv. follow david maraniss on his journey walking in a president's foot steps, for "barack obama: the story," starting at sunday, 7:00 p.m. eastern, and then live at 7:3
>> well, based on the comments from house speaker john boehner and from majority leader harry reid, i would place my bets on the student loan issue, in part because it is much simpler than highway legislation and they can extend the highway program without too much difficulty. president obama and the presumptive republican nominee, mitt romney, have both said they want to keep the student loan interest rate low. it's very important to both of them. so politically, it would seem that the...
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harry reid saying it is republicans fault and somebody from boehner's office said harry reid has to talk less and legislate more. it is comical. it is simply comical what is going on. does it surprise you? >> sadly it does not surprise me too much. the truth is this. there has to be a bargain struck and not a good way to bargain to demonize the people you'll be sitting at the table with. harry reid called a speaker john boehner a dictator. republicans have fought that, they are not innocent in this. timtime to take down the verbal warfare and cut a deal sparing the fallout of the fiscal cliff. gerri: can we get anything with any meaning before the end of the year? >> not get your hopes up on a big deal on the debt. not too many tax increases, some will be in there. avoiding the sequester, the spending cuts, that is the best thing that could happen at this point and i'm pretty optimistic person, i get up every morning thinking good things will happen but this is causing me to drink every night so i did not know if i will get there or not. gerri: you glass half-full kind of guy. i hope you
harry reid saying it is republicans fault and somebody from boehner's office said harry reid has to talk less and legislate more. it is comical. it is simply comical what is going on. does it surprise you? >> sadly it does not surprise me too much. the truth is this. there has to be a bargain struck and not a good way to bargain to demonize the people you'll be sitting at the table with. harry reid called a speaker john boehner a dictator. republicans have fought that, they are not...
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let senators reid and mcconnell really resolve this together. and those are, as i said, two men who know how to work things out. speaker boehner stepping out of it at this point because he has not been able to produce a deal to date and it's not on his shoulders. and nancy pelosi is the one who's going to have to car ray lot of this weight if it gets anywhere in the house because she'll have to deliver a lot of votes. the president not at his maximum frustration level, i have to say, still seeming a little enthusiastic. >> jessica yellin, thanks so much. ken, i want to ask you, you're an expert on economic crises. yol want to have to use your expertise ever again. we're not going to a crisis, hopefully, as a result of this. what's your best advice in terms of keeping the economy on track? what's the best compromise everybody can come out with if they know it will help the economy? >> well, we'd like to see tax reform. we'd like to see washington do things like infrastructure, cut back on spending. it's dysfunctional. that's what's so dishearteni
let senators reid and mcconnell really resolve this together. and those are, as i said, two men who know how to work things out. speaker boehner stepping out of it at this point because he has not been able to produce a deal to date and it's not on his shoulders. and nancy pelosi is the one who's going to have to car ray lot of this weight if it gets anywhere in the house because she'll have to deliver a lot of votes. the president not at his maximum frustration level, i have to say, still...
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and this looks very good. >> bret: senate majority leader harry reid today on a conning resolution awe greement. in fact, speaker boehner weighed in on that, too saying, "leader reid and i reefed an agreement by which the house and senate will approve a six-month continuing resolution in september to keep the government operating to next year. during august district work period, committee members and their staff will write legislation that can be pass by the house and senate in september and sent to president obama an signed in to law." basically, we're back with the panel, this kicks the can down the road to next year, past the election. susan, good thing for republicans and democrats avoiding this big bat? >> yeah. it's good for both of them. i know each party thinks the other one will be blamed if it drags on past the election. but the reality is people will just hate congress generically. they will hate incumbents. it's not good for either party if it goes on without any resolution. it's not addressing the debt and the deficit of course but people won't see the library shut down. >
and this looks very good. >> bret: senate majority leader harry reid today on a conning resolution awe greement. in fact, speaker boehner weighed in on that, too saying, "leader reid and i reefed an agreement by which the house and senate will approve a six-month continuing resolution in september to keep the government operating to next year. during august district work period, committee members and their staff will write legislation that can be pass by the house and senate in...
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125 at the high, and then the white house rejected and some comments by senate majority leader harry reid on that so-called plan "b" proposal from john boehner, sort of took some of the wind out of the sails. nasdaq still up 1.25%, a 3348 and the s&p 500 index is up 12-plus points right now at 1443. >> while the dow on pace for the first back-to-back triple-digit gains in nearly five months. can we hold on for the final hour? >> let's talk about that in our closing bell exchange. carol roth, the author of "entrepreneurial equation" is with us. from chicago, keith springer from springer financial adviser and john carpina is on the floor with us, and rick santelli, of course, is in chicago as well. carol, you've been skeptical about this market, but you, if i read you correctly, any rally that's going on right now, you might want to fade. you're not too convinced at the long-term outlook right now, am i right? >> i think what we're going to get. we're going to get a deal, but the deal isn't going to solve our problems, and so in the short term everyone is going to be very, very excited abou
125 at the high, and then the white house rejected and some comments by senate majority leader harry reid on that so-called plan "b" proposal from john boehner, sort of took some of the wind out of the sails. nasdaq still up 1.25%, a 3348 and the s&p 500 index is up 12-plus points right now at 1443. >> while the dow on pace for the first back-to-back triple-digit gains in nearly five months. can we hold on for the final hour? >> let's talk about that in our closing...
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now, to harry reid. he made the rounds saying that mitt romney didn't pay taxes for ten years. >> the word is out that he hasn't paid any taxes for ten years. let me him that he has paid taxes, because he hasn't. >> now reid said he got his information from a former bane investor. without any further explanation, he was awarded the maximum number of pinocchios. also u.n. ambassador susan rice has come to terms with the circumstances that led her to take her own name of of the running for secretary of state. her opening line, quite, my talking points for this evening have been provided to me and fully cleared by the intelligence community. how could this possibly go wrong? believe it or not, things took a turn for the palin later on in her speech. quote, day after day, i engage in highly substantive, highly technical negotiations with my colleagues here at the u.n. like the russians. as a matter of fact, i can see the russian mission from my house. >>> finally, did you think the holidays would come and go
now, to harry reid. he made the rounds saying that mitt romney didn't pay taxes for ten years. >> the word is out that he hasn't paid any taxes for ten years. let me him that he has paid taxes, because he hasn't. >> now reid said he got his information from a former bane investor. without any further explanation, he was awarded the maximum number of pinocchios. also u.n. ambassador susan rice has come to terms with the circumstances that led her to take her own name of of the...
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harry reid and the president. where's boehner? >> that's a good question, because if these sides, if president obama digs in his heels and john boehner did that to a certain extent, although he did leave the door open to working with democrats on a deal, we could see much more market reaction on monday in terms of risk to the downside at this point. >> monday is going to be a holiday shortened day. trading starts at 1:00 p.m. eastern. i wouldn't expect a whole heck of a lot of fireworks. next week remember there's less than six trading days left on the year. to me there's a lot of people with the s&p up 13.5% who are well vested in this thing not falling apart in the last few days because of shenanigans going on in washington. so you may see some window dressing. i do not expect things to fall apart. but i will tell you this, if there's any positive rhetoric and the thing moves higher, we get the s&p over 1450. the higher we go, very likely the lower we go in early january. >> how do you think we're setting up? dan makes a good po
harry reid and the president. where's boehner? >> that's a good question, because if these sides, if president obama digs in his heels and john boehner did that to a certain extent, although he did leave the door open to working with democrats on a deal, we could see much more market reaction on monday in terms of risk to the downside at this point. >> monday is going to be a holiday shortened day. trading starts at 1:00 p.m. eastern. i wouldn't expect a whole heck of a lot of...
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. >> i just spoke to speaker boehner, and i also met with senator reid. in the next few days, i've asked leaders of congress to work toward a package that prevents a tax hike on middle-class americans, protects unemployed american for 2 million americans and lays the groundwork for deficit reduction. that's an achievable goal. that can get done in ten days. once this legislation's agreed to, i expect democrats and republicans to get back to washington and have it pass both chambers. >> jared bernstein, is this actually a setback for the president insofar as the embarrassed speaker was someone at least with whom he was dealing and now the president really doesn't have a negotiation partner? >> i don't think so. i do think in a way it's a setback for the nation because the president and speaker boehner were actually moving to a credible plausible compromise at the very beginning of the week. and, of course, that's horfully off track now when john boehner decided to go to plan b. i think the leverage is enhanced by this. the problem is i don't know why repub
. >> i just spoke to speaker boehner, and i also met with senator reid. in the next few days, i've asked leaders of congress to work toward a package that prevents a tax hike on middle-class americans, protects unemployed american for 2 million americans and lays the groundwork for deficit reduction. that's an achievable goal. that can get done in ten days. once this legislation's agreed to, i expect democrats and republicans to get back to washington and have it pass both chambers....
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you saw right there the senate majority leader harry reid feeling like he has leverage here, it was a clear-cut issue, but also because of the mechanics of it. if nobody does anything, taxes will go up. so democrats realize that, they feel like they are probably right. >> there was a private conference call that he had, what do you know about it? >> we were told this was a call where all house repubca were on it. he was sober and he tried to buck everyone up and said that we are the lift line of defense from an america that barack obama would design. he had a clear message which was hold your fire. i need to have running room. i need to have running room to figure out how we can do this the right way. i'm told that he said he won't let the white house box him in. he is going to be the point person like the president was a year ago. >> and vice versa i should say. i appreciate that. i want to turn to lindsey graham who said if mitt romney l republicantates because he wasn't conservative enough he ll go nuts i have heard aot of republicans saying that. >> well, i just think the honest t
you saw right there the senate majority leader harry reid feeling like he has leverage here, it was a clear-cut issue, but also because of the mechanics of it. if nobody does anything, taxes will go up. so democrats realize that, they feel like they are probably right. >> there was a private conference call that he had, what do you know about it? >> we were told this was a call where all house repubca were on it. he was sober and he tried to buck everyone up and said that we are the...
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so if harry reid and mr. mcconnell can't come up with something, then you've got barack obama's proposal and the up or down vote and one way oar the over, he's going to get them on the record. >> joy, even before he gets to the house, there are plenty of republicans in the senate who can mess this up, right? even if they have a deal, there's no guarantee that there isn't a deal, tea-party backed senator. >> are you giving rand paul the side eye here? >> i had him in mind. that's true. >> at the end of the day, mitch mcconnell is a much better leader of his caucus than john boehner is and he's really controlled the levers of the filibuster process. i would find that very surprising if he couldn't win his caucus. the problem is here never have we seen, not in my lifetime, a weaker speaker of the house of representatives than john boehner. john boehner has essentially thrown up his hands and walked away from the congress and the main da mandate and he's essentially said, you guys pass something. it's the house t
so if harry reid and mr. mcconnell can't come up with something, then you've got barack obama's proposal and the up or down vote and one way oar the over, he's going to get them on the record. >> joy, even before he gets to the house, there are plenty of republicans in the senate who can mess this up, right? even if they have a deal, there's no guarantee that there isn't a deal, tea-party backed senator. >> are you giving rand paul the side eye here? >> i had him in mind....
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. >> senators reid and mcconnell are discussing a potential agreement to where we can get a bipartisan bill out of the senate over to the house and done in a timely fashion so that we met the december 31st deadline. but, given how things have been working this this town, we always have to wait and see until it actually happens. >> so there you have it. there will be a deal when there is a deal. i think that is howie mandel had been at the meeting, perhaps thing things have gone better, because he could have given the nation's leaders a lesson on probability 101. this is what we know are the the his own fiscal cliff show. most of the contestants make a choice not dealing with the real world mathematical probabilities of the situation they are in. contestants don't look at the innate silver, but they are driven by their emotions. contestants behave in more risky ways and taking bigger chances when less likely to pay off when prior expectations have been shattered by eliminating prior briefcases or other expectations have been surpassed by opening low-value briefcases. in other words, con
. >> senators reid and mcconnell are discussing a potential agreement to where we can get a bipartisan bill out of the senate over to the house and done in a timely fashion so that we met the december 31st deadline. but, given how things have been working this this town, we always have to wait and see until it actually happens. >> so there you have it. there will be a deal when there is a deal. i think that is howie mandel had been at the meeting, perhaps thing things have gone...
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harry reid, president obama, and a little bit of mitch mcconnell. what is possible of making a deal? >> the ball seems to be in mitch mcconnell's court. does he filibuster anything that harry reid ends up making with president obama? we have a paired down legislation extending for income below $250,000 and doing something with unemployment insurance that you were talking about? the question is a senate filibuster, democrats need 60 votes and republican votes, mcconnell ends up filibustering and will there be senators who support the legislation and blocking the filibuster. a lot of gymsmanship and republicans when you lock at the situation in the house and the inability to pass along the other things, they are on the verge of taking a lot of blame if they filibuster the legislation and the house doesn't act on it. >> and only democratic support developing here. how much is he going to agree with the president when he has the election in 2014? some folks don't want to appear in any way too close to president obama right now. >> let's move on in terms
harry reid, president obama, and a little bit of mitch mcconnell. what is possible of making a deal? >> the ball seems to be in mitch mcconnell's court. does he filibuster anything that harry reid ends up making with president obama? we have a paired down legislation extending for income below $250,000 and doing something with unemployment insurance that you were talking about? the question is a senate filibuster, democrats need 60 votes and republican votes, mcconnell ends up...
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>> they don't like obama's obama's, like harry reid are john boehner. these are the people that brought us to this point* but now they will get into room to fix the problem they brought to was? i don't think so. the only good news december is seasonal strength also 2013 we get more bearish into the year. gerri: is there any place to run and hide? >> housing stocks. gerri: they are already up. >> listen. something is going on. the nasdaq was down 80% through 2003 because interest rates stay low. short-term bonds but my big worry hitting the of financial stocks they broke down a few names as be real worried. gerri: as a result over regulation for financial's? >> of course. elizabeth warren has the senate seat wants to put the stranglehold on financial companies. we are dealing with what should be the opposite. too much government to much government spending, it has never worked in the history of time but that is the recipe and the market voted today. >> people are out there who say that is what we need. the market is not doing well, and neither is the eco
>> they don't like obama's obama's, like harry reid are john boehner. these are the people that brought us to this point* but now they will get into room to fix the problem they brought to was? i don't think so. the only good news december is seasonal strength also 2013 we get more bearish into the year. gerri: is there any place to run and hide? >> housing stocks. gerri: they are already up. >> listen. something is going on. the nasdaq was down 80% through 2003 because...
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. >> on extended "q&a" with paul reid. sunday night at 8:00 on c-span's "q&a." >> house speaker john boehner spoke to reporters on friday morning about the fiscal cliff and why his plan b legislation that was pulled from a houseboat -- why is plenty was pulled from a vote on thursday evening. speaker boehner said about the fiscal cliff, "got only knows." he. -- he appeared with eric cantor. this is about 10 minutes. >> the house did not take up the tax bill last night because we did not have the votes to pass. it is not the outcome that i wanted. was the will of the house. unless the president and congress take action, tax rates will go up on every american taxpayer and devastating defense cuts will go into effect in 10 days. the house has already passed bills addressing the fiscal cliff. we passed a bill replacing the president's sequestered with irresponsible spending cuts. we did that last may. we passed a bill to stop all the tax hikes on the american people scheduled to take effect january 1, and we did that august 1.
. >> on extended "q&a" with paul reid. sunday night at 8:00 on c-span's "q&a." >> house speaker john boehner spoke to reporters on friday morning about the fiscal cliff and why his plan b legislation that was pulled from a houseboat -- why is plenty was pulled from a vote on thursday evening. speaker boehner said about the fiscal cliff, "got only knows." he. -- he appeared with eric cantor. this is about 10 minutes. >> the house did not...
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harry reid -- john boehner turned to harry reid -- laid out -- [cellphones] [laughter] -- harry reid asked for one thing. he said i need a supercommittee. why do you need a supercommittee? i can't deal with 60 votes. the last one, don't want people from the outside. how do you know you will ever get it done? if you don't you go back to the cuts $1.2 billion if that is where you want to get to and make it so painful people will act. my study of the supercommittee republicans for proposed about an senate democrats tried to come to a conclusion. house democrats never even produce a plan. didn't seem like much they wanted to get something done. so the bowl of the supercommittee was to find the cuts. it is never been my belief of power rests with the people. the power rests with the supercommittee. the goal of the debt limit was to find the cuts. if they didn't in the supercommittee went across that that does not mean congress cannot find the cuts as well ended is better plant. if those are not able to achieve it it doesn't mean we can't. so i do like this. we have a responsibility. that
harry reid -- john boehner turned to harry reid -- laid out -- [cellphones] [laughter] -- harry reid asked for one thing. he said i need a supercommittee. why do you need a supercommittee? i can't deal with 60 votes. the last one, don't want people from the outside. how do you know you will ever get it done? if you don't you go back to the cuts $1.2 billion if that is where you want to get to and make it so painful people will act. my study of the supercommittee republicans for proposed about...
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reid: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that a time determined by the majority leader with the concurrence of the republican leader, the senate proceed to the consideration of calendar number 502, h.r. 8. the presiding officer: is there objection to the request? without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent that following leader remarks on sunday, december 30, the senate proceed to executive session and consider calendar numbered 518 under the previous order. further, that the use or yielding back of the time, we would proceed to consideration of calendar number 909 and proceed to vote on calendar number 909 and calendar number 518. that there be two minutes for debate equally divided in the usual form prior to each vote, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid on the table, no further motion in order be in order to the nominations, any statement to the nominations be printed in the record, that president obama be immediately notified of the senate's action and the sena
reid: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that a time determined by the majority leader with the concurrence of the republican leader, the senate proceed to the consideration of calendar number 502, h.r. 8. the presiding officer: is there objection to the request? without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent that following leader remarks on sunday, december 30, the senate proceed to executive session and consider calendar numbered 518 under the previous order. further, that the use...
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senate majority leader harry reid says the likelihood of reaching a deal is a long shot. but senator charles schumer told the "today" show that the odds are better than people think. if a deal were to pass, senate house speaker john boehner would have to agree to take it to the floor of the republican controlled house. danielle nottingham has more. >> reporter: president obama is meeting today at the white house with top congressional democrats harry reid and nancy pelosi and leading republicans mitch mcconnell and john boehner. it's the president's first meeting with congressional leaders since november 16th. the closed door discussions are an attempt to reach a last- minute agreement to avoid automatic spending cuts and tax increases due to kick in on january 1st. >> probably the worst case scenario will come out of this maybe today and -- meeting today and that is we will kick the can down the road. >> reporter: senator bob corker told "cbs this morning" he predicts the meeting will bring only a temporary solution. >> this afternoon's meeting feels much to me like opti
senate majority leader harry reid says the likelihood of reaching a deal is a long shot. but senator charles schumer told the "today" show that the odds are better than people think. if a deal were to pass, senate house speaker john boehner would have to agree to take it to the floor of the republican controlled house. danielle nottingham has more. >> reporter: president obama is meeting today at the white house with top congressional democrats harry reid and nancy pelosi and...
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>> harry reid is not like to talk about the tax issue. even the president keeps talking about revenues, not tax increases when he clearly means rate increases. people want something they're not willing to talked-about outloud. it is easier to say that some guy in kansas wants to raise taxes but the republicans will not let us. that is not a very good campaign. i do not like grover norquist, i will debate impurities' just trying to avoid the problem he has appeared he is trying to raise taxes which slows economic growth. the tax issue is a very powerful issue going back to the revolution in civil war. -- and civil war. the tax issue is important. the number of people who lost their bids for either election or reelection that signed the pledge,, what does it say about the political potency of the pledge and whether it will matters? >> the majority of the sitting members have taken the pledge. our republican candidates ran on the pledge and lost by two points by an incumbent. incumbents are supposed to raise their votes. reagan doubled his.
>> harry reid is not like to talk about the tax issue. even the president keeps talking about revenues, not tax increases when he clearly means rate increases. people want something they're not willing to talked-about outloud. it is easier to say that some guy in kansas wants to raise taxes but the republicans will not let us. that is not a very good campaign. i do not like grover norquist, i will debate impurities' just trying to avoid the problem he has appeared he is trying to raise...
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i want to play sound from harry reid this morning on the floor. you get a sense the republican resistance is theater, but there is a genuine belief they cannot extend these things. let's listen to harry reid. >> how many times is charlie brown going to try to kick that football, because we know every time he approaches that football, it will be taken away from him. we are not going to fall for that again. the american people aren't going to be under the illusion that the republicans are some time in the future going to come up with revenue. they are going to come up with raising the rates or, madam president, we are going over the cliff. >> i'm reminded of the famous george bush adage, whatever it was, fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, it was actually shame on me. >> that's what republicans are saying exactly this, the white house has opportunities in the future in which it can raise taxes on the wealthiest and it should take those opportunities in order to get us through this crunch period. do the minimum that is possible now to stop us
i want to play sound from harry reid this morning on the floor. you get a sense the republican resistance is theater, but there is a genuine belief they cannot extend these things. let's listen to harry reid. >> how many times is charlie brown going to try to kick that football, because we know every time he approaches that football, it will be taken away from him. we are not going to fall for that again. the american people aren't going to be under the illusion that the republicans are...
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. >> meantime, senate majority leader harry reid said he is open to working together too, but there was a but. >> i'm going to do everything within my power to be as conciliatory as possible. i want to work together. but i want everyone to also understand you can't push us around. we want to work together. >> let me bring in legendary investigative journalist carl bernstein and political reporter for "the washington post" nia ma malika henderson. good morning to you. everybody is sounding cordial, but we still have the same players. has anything changed, carl? >> i think this is a huge change election in terms of certainly things i did not foresee in terms of the agenda, gay rights, the agenda of women unencumbered by the so-called social conservatism that has dominated our politics and slowed down legislative achievements as hostage over the past four, five, six years. that's over. i think that now the congress is finally free to work with some real leadership from the president, from the two parties. i'm an optimist for the first time in years. i think that the fiscal cliff will be me
. >> meantime, senate majority leader harry reid said he is open to working together too, but there was a but. >> i'm going to do everything within my power to be as conciliatory as possible. i want to work together. but i want everyone to also understand you can't push us around. we want to work together. >> let me bring in legendary investigative journalist carl bernstein and political reporter for "the washington post" nia ma malika henderson. good morning to you....
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>> bob: reid, here are the parameters. boehner, we'll sell this. deal by 28 or 29. >> kimberly: demonize republicans to say he would meet them halfway and number of instances. look, i'm presidential and i am showing leadership. they're intractable. they are the bad guys, i'm good guy and aloha. >> bob: he came up to $400,000 in taxes. >> greg: got to go. much more to come. "the five" will be back in a moment. meet the five-passenger ford c-max hybrid. c-max says ha. c-max says wheeee. which is what you get, don't you see? cause c-max has lots more horsepower than prius v, a hybrid that c-max also bests in mpg. say hi to the all-new 47 combined mpg c-max hybrid. stop! stop! stop! come back here! humans -- we are beautifully imperfect creatures living in an imperfect world. that's why liberty mutual insurance has your back with great ideas like our optional better car replacement. if your car is totaled, we give you the money to buy one a model year newer. call... and ask one of our insurance experts about it today. hello?! we believe our customers d
>> bob: reid, here are the parameters. boehner, we'll sell this. deal by 28 or 29. >> kimberly: demonize republicans to say he would meet them halfway and number of instances. look, i'm presidential and i am showing leadership. they're intractable. they are the bad guys, i'm good guy and aloha. >> bob: he came up to $400,000 in taxes. >> greg: got to go. much more to come. "the five" will be back in a moment. meet the five-passenger ford c-max hybrid. c-max...
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senator reid in nevada, the nra contributed to his 2010 election campaign and called him a champion of the second amendment. he and joe mansion, the democrat from west virginia, and mark warner said they were willing to sit down and call forward a national conversation on gun violence and said that everything should be on the table, including control. >> and let me can you -- ask but that. they have been nra supporters and do we see any potential conflict in the future for their political careers or they're saying we don't care, we need to focus on the issue. >> and they're being vague right now and there is no proposal out there and depends on what the president offers. even a ban on high-capacity magazines because there is nothing concrete, it's hardtop the political impact. if they support a ban on the assault weapons and on high- capacity ammunition clips, then you can see political fallout in the future and we have seen time and time again that politicians who sent gun control are punished at the polls and that is the third realm of politics when people are talking about cutting m
senator reid in nevada, the nra contributed to his 2010 election campaign and called him a champion of the second amendment. he and joe mansion, the democrat from west virginia, and mark warner said they were willing to sit down and call forward a national conversation on gun violence and said that everything should be on the table, including control. >> and let me can you -- ask but that. they have been nra supporters and do we see any potential conflict in the future for their political...
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>> guest: the class warfare argument of senator reid continues. you know, the united states senate hasn't passed a budget under his leadership in three yeah years. and that is embarrassing. i do think that the broader point is the election is over. we are disappointed with the results. without capitulating to the principles as conservatives, bret, we have to get this nation on track and not go over the cliff. entitlement need to be reformed and military still needs to be protected. we have to find a way to keep us off the cliff. the united states credit rating downgraded and cause international crisis because we can't make an agreement would be devastating to governors in the states as we have to manage the budgets. i have confidence in john boehner and, cantor, and mitch mitch mcconnell to final a way and do it soon. >> bret: same team that was up here for the supercommittee that had the same job to do, to fine a solution to the problem. the sequester put in place that affects a state like yours, that you just mentioned, military and it didn't ge
>> guest: the class warfare argument of senator reid continues. you know, the united states senate hasn't passed a budget under his leadership in three yeah years. and that is embarrassing. i do think that the broader point is the election is over. we are disappointed with the results. without capitulating to the principles as conservatives, bret, we have to get this nation on track and not go over the cliff. entitlement need to be reformed and military still needs to be protected. we...
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cbs quotes sources saying, reid is ready to introduce a plan that would extend the bush era tax cuts for taxpayers making less than $250,000 a year, but not until republicans agree not to block it. >> republicans aren't about to write a blank check or anything senate democrats put forward, just because we find ourselves at the edge of the cliff. >> and this endless deadlock, this complete failure to compromise on seemingly anything and to govern -- >> the american people have spoken, and they've basically voted for the status quo. the president got re-elect, the senate is still in democratic hands and the house is still in republican hands. the american people have spoken. >> if there is no deal income tax cuts and payroll tax cuts are scheduled to expire at the end of the year. 2 million jobless americans lose their unemployment benefits. the president and congress impressional leaders from both parties are scheduled to meat at the white house at 3:00 tomorrow to try to find some way out of this mess. they have met at the white house before to try to find some way out of this mess,
cbs quotes sources saying, reid is ready to introduce a plan that would extend the bush era tax cuts for taxpayers making less than $250,000 a year, but not until republicans agree not to block it. >> republicans aren't about to write a blank check or anything senate democrats put forward, just because we find ourselves at the edge of the cliff. >> and this endless deadlock, this complete failure to compromise on seemingly anything and to govern -- >> the american people have...
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harry reid says there's not. seems to me more of the same ping-pong we've had over the last few days. >> were no closer to steering away from the cliff. we are much closer to the cliff. the president made a round of calls last night to talk to congressional leaders about the need to get something done. no one has that produced in the form of a bill. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell is saying this is the first contact he's had from a democrat since thanksgiving. you need unanimous continue sent for a lot of things to happen. >> and we're now hearing that the white house is denying there's a new plan from the president. so the white house and harry reid are both denying scott brown and gopas about this new physical cliff plan which puts us back to square one. you tackled this issue of john boehner's control over his conference. in a really interesting way. you basically said he's a substitute teacher in the sense that even when he disciplines folks like holtzcamp who were insubordinate and ripped them of comm
harry reid says there's not. seems to me more of the same ping-pong we've had over the last few days. >> were no closer to steering away from the cliff. we are much closer to the cliff. the president made a round of calls last night to talk to congressional leaders about the need to get something done. no one has that produced in the form of a bill. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell is saying this is the first contact he's had from a democrat since thanksgiving. you need unanimous...
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if harry reid and mr. mcconnell can't come up with something, then you have barack obama's proposal and he wants that up or down vote, and one way or another, he is going to try to get people on the record. >> and joy, before it gets to the house republicans, there are plenty of republicans in the senate who could mess this up, right? even if mcconnell and reid have a deal, there is not a guarantee that there is not a single tea party-backed senator who would stand in the way and say it won't pass me. >> are you giving rand paul the side eye? >> i had him in mind, true. >> and at the end of the day, mitch mcconnell is a better leader of the caucus than boehner is, and mcconnell has controlled the levers of the filibuster process, and the tact that he is meeting with harry reid means there won't be a filibuster and i would be surprised if he could not whip the congress. we have not seen a weaker speaker of the house than john boehner who has essentially thrown up the hands and walked away from the process a
if harry reid and mr. mcconnell can't come up with something, then you have barack obama's proposal and he wants that up or down vote, and one way or another, he is going to try to get people on the record. >> and joy, before it gets to the house republicans, there are plenty of republicans in the senate who could mess this up, right? even if mcconnell and reid have a deal, there is not a guarantee that there is not a single tea party-backed senator who would stand in the way and say it...
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harry reid's plan will avoid tax creases for -- tax increases for people making too large and $50,000. >> you will see a two-step process here, one with the media dynamic so you can set up a situation where you can deal with a larger situation. >> without a deal, bush-era tax cuts will expire january 1 and spending cuts will set in. counters -- congress has set a deadline but so far that has backfired. now there is a new warning from the treasury secretary that this country is about to hit its debt limit and needs to act fast. in washington, danielle leigh, nbc news. >> as we head to the new year, a number of new laws are set to effect here in maryland. one allowing gay couples to marry as of january 1. another new law states baltimore city elections will be held on the same cycle as the presidential election, meaning officials will get an extra year in office. as of january 1, a parent or guardian will have the right to free credit reports to protect kids and disabled adults from identity theft. it is hoped it will protect foster children, who are especially vulnerable. >> we are hop
harry reid's plan will avoid tax creases for -- tax increases for people making too large and $50,000. >> you will see a two-step process here, one with the media dynamic so you can set up a situation where you can deal with a larger situation. >> without a deal, bush-era tax cuts will expire january 1 and spending cuts will set in. counters -- congress has set a deadline but so far that has backfired. now there is a new warning from the treasury secretary that this country is about...
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harry reid to be working with senate republicans w are more moderate. >> or ing in daniel day lewis. >> i want to talk about the nrara quickly. on the fiscal cliff, this is friday but the markets did not star pretty. is the business community getting what they deserve? >> actually, a lot of the ceo's have been active in washington trying to broker a deal. that have been verery active and very piscivorous -- >> but a deal on their terms. >> actually not. the ceo's tend to be me morate because they arare just so bloody well feet. if you are jamie dimon, you u can say i can afford to pay more taxes. those guys do n not get affected by these tax hikes quite like the rest of us do. their army of accountants and taxx lawyers prohibit them from paying taxes. >> do you u feel like they are contributing or hurting? >> wdo not have an autocratic government. a lot of these ceo's are used to giving orders and having those orders followed. >> we finally heard friday from the national rifle associatition -- the gun industry. will they keep all of the freedoms that they have now? >> it is very weir
harry reid to be working with senate republicans w are more moderate. >> or ing in daniel day lewis. >> i want to talk about the nrara quickly. on the fiscal cliff, this is friday but the markets did not star pretty. is the business community getting what they deserve? >> actually, a lot of the ceo's have been active in washington trying to broker a deal. that have been verery active and very piscivorous -- >> but a deal on their terms. >> actually not. the ceo's...
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harry reid said that it would not be taken up, the president said he would veto it. >> did everyone see e movie "lincoln?" the wheeling and dealing that had to be done? >> also a lame duck sesession. >> in those days, you could punish people. i'm going to take away the bridge, you are not going to get that school, library.. >> the roles of the road have changed. >> nobody wants to bring home the bacon any y more. >> there is a decrease in corruption and it has been truly harmful to the nation's business. >> let us remember that during the crash of 2007, 28, in t end, it was the democrats under nancy pelosi who buildout president sh. it was the republican cretary of treasury who got down on hisis knees becaushe needed her to bring homehe votes. she was able to o do that. >> you are right. abolishh bribery in the house and it grinds to a halt. see? >> 26 people >> since friday morning, a police officer wasunned down in memphis, leaving four children about their mother. two officers were killed outsidide of a grocery store in topeka. woman was shot and killed inside of a lasegas casino. th
harry reid said that it would not be taken up, the president said he would veto it. >> did everyone see e movie "lincoln?" the wheeling and dealing that had to be done? >> also a lame duck sesession. >> in those days, you could punish people. i'm going to take away the bridge, you are not going to get that school, library.. >> the roles of the road have changed. >> nobody wants to bring home the bacon any y more. >> there is a decrease in corruption...
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conversation that happens between president obama, house speaker john boehner, senate majority leader harry reid, and a lot of their colleagues and people from the business community need to tell them and put the pressure on them to say this is serious and we're getting to the 11th hour. host: both of you were asking questions of the governor about whether the dynamics have changed and whether or not this was essentially a status "election. what is the consensus on that question? >> president obama did win a second term in a fairly strong fashion. it was suggest the president has an upper hand. at the same time, when you look at what actually happened to the make up the federal government, not a lot has been changed. democrats picked up a couple seats but the house is still run by the republicans and democrats have a slim margin in the senate. in terms of the big pieces, there is more of the same .erio host: what leverage does he have? >> he was explicit on the campaign trail on what he was running on. he wants to see the wealthiest contribute more in terms of helping the middle-class. the presi
conversation that happens between president obama, house speaker john boehner, senate majority leader harry reid, and a lot of their colleagues and people from the business community need to tell them and put the pressure on them to say this is serious and we're getting to the 11th hour. host: both of you were asking questions of the governor about whether the dynamics have changed and whether or not this was essentially a status "election. what is the consensus on that question? >>...
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reid and president barack obama and a status quo election in that sense but do you think the president will have more success to work together in the next administration? >> well i thiha there are here. number one, the fact that that's a crisis. cliff is a skri sis. debt situation overall is a crisis and creates a environment of a real opportunity to get something done. most big changes, most big changes occur when there is crisisnt is free have to worry about offending the base and saying he's for significant entitlement reform. he can lead and come to the middle saying to mitch mccnell and john boehner, look i'm for significant entitlement reform and revenues with it. let's go. if he needs and public with a plan, and the republicans torpedo that plan refusing to raise revenue, i think they're going to face political extinction in the next election the problems taken care of. governor? i'm sorry. i have to interrupt >> my congratulations to president obama and the first lady and the vice president biden and dr. biden. like many amerans, i was hoping that this presidential election wou
reid and president barack obama and a status quo election in that sense but do you think the president will have more success to work together in the next administration? >> well i thiha there are here. number one, the fact that that's a crisis. cliff is a skri sis. debt situation overall is a crisis and creates a environment of a real opportunity to get something done. most big changes, most big changes occur when there is crisisnt is free have to worry about offending the base and...
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. >> thank, you joy reid. it is a cliff. >> how they thank had this baby won. >>> also did republicans lose the election because voters rejected mitt romney or did they lose because voters rejected what mitt romney iwwas saying h believed. >>> for an oath birther like louie, the election's finally over. >>> believe it or not, two political parties that were both modern and moderate, that was a long time ago. we're going to talk about that, the days of eisenhower. this is "hardball," the place for politics. ♪ if it wasn't for you ♪ don't know what i'd do ♪ i'd have nothing to prove ♪ i'd have nothing to lose [ male announcer ] zales is the diamond store. take up to an extra 15 percent off storewide, now through wednesday. [ man thinking ] oh, this gas. those antacids aren't working. oh no, not that, not here! [ male announcer ] antacids don't relieve gas. gas-x is designed to relieve gas. gas-x. the gas xperts. gas-x is designed to relieve gas. try running four.ning a restaurant is hard, fortunately we'
. >> thank, you joy reid. it is a cliff. >> how they thank had this baby won. >>> also did republicans lose the election because voters rejected mitt romney or did they lose because voters rejected what mitt romney iwwas saying h believed. >>> for an oath birther like louie, the election's finally over. >>> believe it or not, two political parties that were both modern and moderate, that was a long time ago. we're going to talk about that, the days of...
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. >> boehner says that senator reid should "talk less and legislate more." >> republicans have spent over backwards. we have stepped way, way out of our comfort zone. >> the standoff continues. >> right now, the house and senate are in the blame game. each says the onus is on each other to cover the fiscal cliff. >> both sides hope for a deal, but hopes are fading. and some observers say the deal is more likely after the new year after the tax cuts expire. >> then they will be cutting taxes instead of voting to raise taxes. it is a small distinction, but an important one for some republicans. >> president obama spoke to congressional leaders before he left hawaii by phone yesterday. senator mcconnell says he would be happy to look for to any proposal from the president. >> economists have warned that failure to address the fiscal cliff could send our country back into recession. maryland live! casino now open 24-7. before they closed at 2:00 a.m. and 4:00 a.m. on friday and saturday. but this morning the anne arundel location , that stores for the very last time. >> they unlocked at
. >> boehner says that senator reid should "talk less and legislate more." >> republicans have spent over backwards. we have stepped way, way out of our comfort zone. >> the standoff continues. >> right now, the house and senate are in the blame game. each says the onus is on each other to cover the fiscal cliff. >> both sides hope for a deal, but hopes are fading. and some observers say the deal is more likely after the new year after the tax cuts...